Sheet metal glider settee



April 20, 1954 v, LEE 2,675,863

SHEET METAL GLIDER S ETTEE Filed Jan. 7, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l 3L llllIrEJIll ll q/ 'illl'ui'ilul INVENTOR. 1 VERNON 1. LEE

ATTOQNA'V April 20, 1954 v. L. LEE

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Patented Apr. 20, 1954 UNITED; STATEST. PATENT OFFlfCE Vernon L. Lee, Louisville, Ky, assignor to The Logan 00., Louisville, Ky., a-- corporation of Kentucky-.

Application January 7, 1950; SerialNo. 137,322

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'l hisinvention relates to sheet metal furniture; and relates" in particular to an improved constructionfor a sheet metal settee' suitable for use in a glider;

It i's'an object of the-invention to provide such asettee constructed of sheet metal which is substantially rigid.

A- further objectis-- the provision of a sheet metal settee' of rigid construction which is inexpensive to make and" is easily assembled;

Another object isthe provision of a sheet metal settee havingaback divided in simulation of cushions and which is of 'rigid construction and inexpensivetomake; g

A further object'- is the provision of a sheet metal setteehaving a back incorporating vertical and horizontal reinforcements visibl from the' front in an attractive structure. V V

A further objectis the provision-of a rigid back sheet metal settee composed of a plurality of panels or units.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from a" consideration of the following description takenin connection with the acco'mpanying drawing illustratingapreferred embodiment of the invention by way'of example, and I wherein:'

Figure l is a perspective view of a settee embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of Figure 1 as seen from the rear;

Figure 4 is-a section taken online- 4-4: of. Fig,- ure 3;

Figure 5.- is an elevation view of a modified back unit; and

Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a glider settee I suspended from a frame 2 in any suitable manner so as to be swingable thereon. The glider settee has end plates 3 and 4 which are bent over at the top to provide arm rests and 6. The seat portion of the glider is made up of two sheet metal pieces 1 and 8 (Fig. 4) which are flanged at 9 and H, and the two seat pieces I and 8 are secured together at the flanged 9 and H by welding or in any other suitable manner. The seat is suitably secured at its ends to the end plates 3 and 4.

The back of the glider settee, indicated by the numeral [2 as a whole, is composed of at least two panels or units I3, l4 and I5, three such identical panels being illustrated. Panel I3 is made of sheet metal and is provided with rounded rearwardly extending flanges at the top and si'cles as indicated at I6, IT and I8 (Fig. 3). These panels may be constructed inexpensively by a stamping or drawing operation to form the flanges thereon. The units are assembled into a back; structure by securing a flange 18 of one panelto' the adjacent flange it of the next panel, as by spot welding, or by'bolts, and the whole back structure is secured to the end plates 3' and 4 by any suitable means; for example, by bolts I9 passing through the end plates 3 and 4, and the flanges of the edges of theback structure adjacent the end plates. The united pairs of flanges I6, l8 thus provide vertical reinforcing ribs for the back. Because of the deep rounded curvature of the flanges l6, l8, where they meet there is formed agroove, which together with the top rounded flange ll divides the back in simulation of cushions. The seat has a downturned flange 2| at its rear, and the seatxand back structure are secured together in' any suitable manner, as by means of bolts 22 passing through the seat flange 21" and back. If desired, the seat and back may bewelded together.

The back is rendered rigid adjacent the bottomflbecause it is secured to the seat portion, and the flanges l6, l8 provide a vertical reinforcement therefor. A flat rod 23 of the'proper length-has its ends 24; 25 bent over and secured toitheend' flanges l6, [8 of theback in any suitable manner, as by spotwelding'. The rod 23 is bowed to'pass over th meeting pairs of flanges l6, l8 at the middle; and may be secured thereto by spot welding, brazing, or in any other suitable manner as indicated at 26 The rod also may be Welded to the end panels I2 and I4- for a portion of its length adjacent the turned up ends of the rod, as indicated at 21'.

This construction provides a reinforcement for the upper part of the back assembly which further resists flexing or bowing of the back. The bowed rod 23 is placed in tension by any rearward force against the back so that the back cannot bend in response to the force. By welding or otherwise securing the rod to the united flanges a forward force can bend the back only by buckling the rod. However, because the rod is fastened to the back at intervals its resistance to buckling is increased, and there is thus provided a rigid back structure which will not bend or flex in either direction.

By constructing the back of flanged panels, the flanges provide an inexpensive reinforcement structure that produces a rigid sheet metal back. A further advantage of the construction herein illustrated is that the individual back panels I 3, l4, 15 can be made of such size as to provide a back structure for a matching chair. Thus, by using three panels of the same size for the settee the same machinery used to make chair backs can be used for making settee back panels. If desired, the seat can also be made of separate flanged panels reinforced in a similar manner by one or more stays.

In the modification illustrated in Figures and 6, wherein like parts are designated by like reference numerals, the back I2 is constructed of a single sheet of metal. The sheet of metal is drawn intermediate its ends by suitable dies to provide deep kerfs or grooves 3|, 32 running nearly the entire height of the back, so as to provide panels l3, l4 and IS in simulation of cushions. The metal forming the kerfs provides vertical reinforcement ribs 33 for the back, which is visible from the front and produces an attractive structure in simulation of cushions. A bar or rod 23 is extended over these ribs 33 and is anchored thereto and at the ends, as above described in connection with Fig. 2. If desired, the grooves may terminate short of the lower edge of the back, as indicated at 34, to provide a substantially straight portion which is secured to the seat portion by bolts, spot welding, or in any other suitable manner.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sheet metal glider settee comprising: side arms; a seat portion secured thereto at its ends; and a back unit secured at its lower edge to the rear edge of the seat portion, the back unit comprisin a plurality of panels, each having rearwardly turned flanges at its vertical edges, said panels being secured together with adjacent flanges in engagement, and the end panels being secured by the vertical flanges thereof to the side arms, to provide a rigid back structure.

2. A sheet metal glider as specified in claim 1 wherein said seat portion comprises at least two longitudinal sheet metal panels having longitudinal flanges secured together to provide a rigid seat structure.

3. A sheet metal glider unit comprising: side arms; a sheet metal seat portion; and a back structure comprising a plurality of panels having rearwardly extending flanges at the vertical edges, said panels having their adjacent vertical flanges joined together to provide a unitary back structure; and a reenforcing stay bar secured to the rear faces of the endmost panels and engaging the edges of said joined flanges.

4. A sheet metal glider unit as specified in claim 3 wherein said stay bar is integrally united to said joined flanges to resist flexing of said back in either direction.

5. A sheet metal glider unit as specified in claim 3 wherein said seat portion is composed of at least two longitudinal panels having downturned flanges along adjacent longitudinal edges which are joined to provid a seat reinforced against flexing.

6. A sheet metal glider settee comprising: side arms; a seat portion secured at its ends to said arms; and a back unit secured at its ends to the side arms and secured adjacent its lower edge to the seat portion, said back unit having longitudinal grooves dividing the same into panels, the end edges and the portions of the upper edge between the grooves having rounded flanges forming with the grooves rounded edge panels in simulation of cushions.

'7. A sheet metal glider settee comprising: side arms; a seat portion secured at its ends to said arms; and a back portion secured adjacent its lower edge to the seat portion, said back portion having at least one longitudinal groove intermediate said arms; the end edges and the top edge of the back portion having rounded rearwardly extending flanges forming with the groove rounded edge panels in simulation or" cushions, and means securing the end flanges to the side arms.

8. A sheet metal glider settee comprising: side arms; a, seat portion secured at its ends to said arms; and a sheet metal back secured adjacent the lower end to the seat portion; said back having vertical grooves dividing the same into panels, and rearwardly extending flanges defining said grooves, the end edges of th back being rearwardly flanged and being secured to said arms; and the upper edge of the back having rearward flanges merging with the grooves by fillets.

9. A sheet metal glider unit comprising a sheet metal back having a vertical rib extending rearwardly from the back face intermediate the ends thereof; and a bowed reinforcing stay bar extending across and secured to said rib, and secured at its ends to the ends of said back to form a bow resisting flexing of said back by the tension stress of said bar and back.

10. A glider unit as specified in claim 9 wherein the back is rearwardly bent to form said rib and provid a groove on the forward face of said back.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,842,054 Sobel Jan. 19, 1932 2,300,116 Goldber Oct. 27, 1942 2,311,482 Smith Feb, 16, 1943 

